China's 60 years of art on display

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To celebrate the the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, from August 22nd to September 14th, a large exhibition by the name of “Report to the Motherland – Sixty Years of Art in the New China” is on display at the National Art Museum of China. Hosted by the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, this huge exhibition, with nearly 700 pieces of Chinese art since 1949 occupies all the exhibition halls of the museum. The museum totes that the display is an unprecedented collection in capacity, scale, variety, quality and significance in the history of Chinese art.

For those passionate about art, the free exhibition provides a distinct opportunity to witness historic pieces of art rarely seen on public display.

One powerful piece is “Founding Ceremony” originally painted by Dong Xiwen in 1953. The oil painting is full of power and grandeur, and recreates the historical moment of PRC.

Famous Painter Luo Zhongli’s “Father”(1980) is a picture that cannot be ignored from the 1970s. The character of it – an old farmer with deep wrinkles all over his face considered a representative of Chinese peasantry, once aroused furious controversy.

The museum curators pulled art from different periods of China’s last 60 years. Those exhibition items embody the hard work by generations of artists and witness the evolutions of various art fields including Chinese painting, oil painting, sculpture and even poster.

The exhibition has attracted a lot of people to come and visit.

Walking past pieces of fine art, you will be deeply impressed by the richness and diversity of them. Not only do they convey the historic viewpoint from which people can tell China’s transformation and development through all these years, but it also displays the unique cultural values of Chinese art and the nation.

Video: Lou Yi

Story: Zhang Hang